Goals and Objectives

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Goals: The student will--
  • Research and understand the context, setting, and background of the play
  • Identify and interpret different themes within the play
  • Gain an understanding of Shakespearean language (i.e. iambic pentameter, meter,
prose, verse)
  • Identify the different rhetorical tactics and be able to pick them out from the story,
defining them within the text rather than apart from it.
  • Compare and contrast different moments in the play, particularly paying
attentions to parallels and foreshadowing
  • Discuss his or her own personal experiences in regards to the different types of
argument (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)
  • Relate to the text through their experiences with their friends or family in not only
arguing, but also in how to interpret other arguments.
  • Create original works of art/literature that represent a specific moment in the play.
  • Identify different multi-media resources that are similar to or based off of Julius
Caesar


Objectives: The student will--
  • Read Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
  • Identify literary devices such as theme and characterization and understand the
role of literary devices in the play.
  • Learn new vocabulary and new literary devices within the text
  • Understand iambic pentameter and exercise their ability to read the text aloud
  • Participate in journal writing exercises
  • Work in groups (of varying sizes) that help students to establish connections
with one another
  • Utilize other forms of art in order to more thoroughly interpret the play.
  • Act out scenes from Julius Caesar
  • Create their own works of art (short stories, paintings/drawings, or skits) that
show their understanding of the story
  • Participate in Socratic seminars
  • Participate in book talks/book clubs with one another
  • Read supplemental materials and make inferences to Julius Caesar
  • Present individual and group projects to the class
  • Evaluate their own learning as well as evaluating their classmates’ learning
through gallery walks and group discussion